From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Shelia’s smile froze. “Why?”

“Mr. Nichols is taking his wife tonight, so it wouldn’t be convenient for you to attend.”

Shelia forced a smile. “Oh, so he’s taking his wife. That’s great. I didn’t want to go anyway.”

“That’s good.”

Shelia held her phone and bit her lip.

Her roommates exchanged glances.

“Shelia, did your boyfriend stand you up?”

“I heard this event is international. Didn’t your boyfriend organize it to introduce you to some foreign entrepreneurs?”

Facing their skeptical looks, Shelia managed a weak smile. “He has an important client to accompany. I

shouldn’t disturb him.”

Shelia glanced at the dress in her hands, her expression dimming.

‘Juan never likes Debra. Why did he suddenly….

She tightened her grip on the dress.

She had looked forward to tonight’s event for so long. She couldn’t just give up.

As the night fell, Juan had a splendid black dress sent to Debra.

He had been waiting downstairs for a while when he saw Debra descending the stairs.

Though he had seen Deby

surprise.

in a burgundy dress the other day, seeing her in this outfit still took Juan by

He hadn’t realized how beautiful Debra could be.

ready,” Debra said,

pursed his lips. “I’ll have

to see Joe

Debra in the black dress,

in this dress, better than

Juan glanced at him.

and quickly

“It’s okay.”

didn’t care, and she got into

Chapter 5

“You won’t get your bonus this

felt wronged but dared not say

what he got for being too

the club, Juan helped Debra get out

them cast admiring

lady with

to be Mrs.

Mrs. Nichols together before. They make quite

+25 BONUS

Juan took Debra’s hand.

hand, but with so many

many faces she had encountered in her

had a certain prestige in the business world. To be able to attend such a high–level

to impress Juan, but

of shattered

of roses,

Get him out of

“Hold on.”

forward, picking up the roses from the ground. She noticed they were carefully

rare.

the guests. Let me

manager.

him to prepare a new one,” Debra said. “These roses were brought by Mr. Houston for everyone’s enjoyment. How

nodded, and the manager waved off the

“I didn’t expect you

“Just trying

club, Shelia stepped out of a taxi in a black

ignored them and tried to enter the

the taxi and stopped her “Miss, do you have